Cymbidium sinense [And.] Willd. 1805 SUBGENUS Jensoa [Raf.] Schlechter 1924 Photo by © Lourens Grobler.

Inflorescence Photo courtesy of Oak Hill Gardens.

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Common Name The Chinese Cymbidium

Flower Size 2" [5 cm]

This is a Chinese and Northern Vietnam miniature terrestrial occuring in lowland forests in rich humus in damp crevasses or in soils dampened by mists and splash along steep watercourses that is cold to warm growing and has ovoid pseudobulbs carrying narrow-linear, glossy leaves and blooms with a basal, erect, 2' 10" [to 80 cm] long, many [20] flowered, racemose inflorescence with overlapping sheaths and fragrant flowers held well above the leaves occuring in the fall through spring.

Synonyms Cymbidium albojucundissimum Hayata 1914 ; Cymbidium chinense Heynh. 1841; Cymbidium fragrans Salisb. 1812; Cymbidium hoosai Makino 1902; Cymbidium sinense f. pallidiflorum (S.S.Ying) S.S.Ying 1990; Cymbidium sinense f. taiwanianum (S.S.Ying) S.S.Ying 1990; Cymbidium sinense var. pallidiflorum S.S.Ying 1987; Cymbidium sinense var. taiwanianum S.S.Ying 1987; *Epidendrum sinense Andrews 1802

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 33 No 5 19634 as C hoosai; AOS Bulletin Vol 33 No 5 1964; AOS Bulletin Vol 50 No 6 1981 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 56 No 2 1987 photo as C hoosai; AOS Bulletin Vol 66 No 11 1997 photo; Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen Mori 1997; Orchids Australia Vol 10 No 5 1998 photo; Orchids Australia Vol 10 No 5 1998 photo as C hoosai; AOS Bulletin Vol 68 No 7 1999 photo; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 10 2004 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 1 2006 drawing; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 2 2006 drawing; The Genus Cymbidium Du Puy & Cribb 2007

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Cymbidium sinense var. albo-jucundissimum [And.] Willd. 1805 Photo courtesy of First Ray Orchids

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 68 No 7 1999 photo;

Cymbidium sinense var. album T.C. Yen 1964 Photo courtesy of Oak Hill Gardens.

A white color form of the previous species.

Cymbidium sinense[And.]Willd. var. Dou [Andr.] Willd.1805 Photo courtesy of First Ray Orchids

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 68 No 7 1999 photo;

Cymbidium sinense [And.]Willd. var. chin hua san [Andr.] Willd. 1805 Photo courtesy of First Ray Orchids

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Cymbidium sinense [And.]Willd. var. ta ming [Andr.] Willd. 1805Photo courtesy of First Ray Orchids

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 68 No 7 1999 photo;

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